Claudius Arch

Fragments of the Arch of Claudius in the Capitoline Museums

The Arch of Claudius was an ancient triumphal arch in Rome . It spanned Via Lata, today's Via del Corso , at the height of Piazza Sciarra, directly behind Via del Caravita.

The arch was erected in AD 51 or 52 in memory of the conquest of Britain by Emperor Claudius in AD 43 . For this purpose, an arch of the aqueduct of the Aqua Virgo was monumentally expanded.

It was a single-arched structure, decorated with statues of members of the imperial family. A large fragment of the inscription is now in the courtyard of the Conservator's Palace ( Capitoline Museums ). Other smaller remains can be found in the Capitoline Museums and the Galleria Borghese .

literature

• Filippo Coarelli : Guide Archeologiche Roma . 5th edition. Mondadori Editore SpA, Milan 2006, ISBN 88-04-48002-5
  Dt. Translation: Rome. An archaeological guide . Zabern, Main 2000, ISBN 3-8053-2685-8 , p. 257.
• Arcus Claudii . In: Samuel Ball Platner , Thomas Ashby : A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome . Oxford University Press, London 1929, pp. 35-36 ( [1] ).

Web links

• Claudius arch in the city model

Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 57.54 "  N , 12 ° 28 ′ 51.95"  E